http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:41:03 GMT 2009-11-09T00:41:03Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/506848/Mozilla_Plans_Major_Firefox_Interface_Overhaul?source=rss_open_source Mozilla plans to overhaul the look and feel of Firefox for Windows, a redesign that will resemble Google's Chrome in several key elements, according to screenshots and discussions on the open-source developer's Web site. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506848/Mozilla_Plans_Major_Firefox_Interface_Overhaul?source=rss_open_source 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506707/Apache_Software_Foundation_10_Years_and_Still_Open_to_Innovation?source=rss_open_source It has been 10 years since the Apache Software Foundation was founded, and this week at ApacheCon the group is showing why it is still going strong and working toward a brighter future. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT John Fontana <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506707/Apache_Software_Foundation_10_Years_and_Still_Open_to_Innovation?source=rss_open_source 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506629/Microsoft_Backed_Open_Source_Group_Outlines_Project_Guidelines?source=rss_open_source The CodePlex Foundation seeks to connect corporate software developers with open source community projects Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Paul Krill <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506629/Microsoft_Backed_Open_Source_Group_Outlines_Project_Guidelines?source=rss_open_source 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506466/Aster_Adds_data_Application_Server_in_Version_4.0?source=rss_open_source Aster Data Systems on Monday is introducing version 4.0 of its MPP (massively parallel processing) analytic database that allows customers to move application logic into the database system. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506466/Aster_Adds_data_Application_Server_in_Version_4.0?source=rss_open_source 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506436/Mozilla_Unveils_First_Firefox_3.6_Beta?source=rss_open_source Mozilla has released the first beta of Firefox 3.6, a minor upgrade to the popular browser that's slated to wrap up by the end of the year. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506436/Mozilla_Unveils_First_Firefox_3.6_Beta?source=rss_open_source 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506315/Open_Source_CRM_and_ERP_New_Kids_on_the_Cloud?source=rss_open_source When Nikon decided to merge and consolidate customer data from more than 25 disparate sources into one system, officials didn't want the burden of maintaining it in-house, yet whatever they went with had to meet all their requirements and work picture-perfect. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Esther Shein <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506315/Open_Source_CRM_and_ERP_New_Kids_on_the_Cloud?source=rss_open_source 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506225/Oracle_Sheds_New_Light_on_Future_of_Sun_Technologies?source=rss_open_source Oracle has provided new details about its plans for certain key Sun Microsystems technologies, including the GlassFish application server and the NetBeans application development toolkit. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506225/Oracle_Sheds_New_Light_on_Future_of_Sun_Technologies?source=rss_open_source 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506184/DOD_Open_Sources_More_Than_1M_Lines_of_Code?source=rss_open_source The U.S Department of Defense is not only encouraging use of open source applications, it recently open-sourced an enterprise human resources application that has over a million lines of code. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Patrick Thibodeau <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506184/DOD_Open_Sources_More_Than_1M_Lines_of_Code?source=rss_open_source 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506183/Open_Source_Advocate_Calls_for_Microsoft_Version_of_Linux?source=rss_open_source A lot of open source advocates like to rage against the machine at Microsoft, but when a former Microsoft Research employee says that Windows 7 won't stop Linux from market domination, that's an opinion to note. Keith Curtis, author of the book After the Software Wars, says just that. But he goes further. He thinks Microsoft and its customers would be better off if the company ditched Windows and instead built its own version of the Linux operating system. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Julie Bort <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506183/Open_Source_Advocate_Calls_for_Microsoft_Version_of_Linux?source=rss_open_source 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505895/Ubuntu_9.10_Linux_Creator_Calls_Windows_7_Excellent_Release_?source=rss_open_source Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth sees three potential openings for Ubuntu and other desktop alternatives to Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Eric Lai <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505895/Ubuntu_9.10_Linux_Creator_Calls_Windows_7_Excellent_Release_?source=rss_open_source 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505890/Qualcomm_Opens_Subsidiary_Focused_on_Open_Source?source=rss_open_source Qualcomm has built a new subsidiary to better integrate its products with mobile open-source software, in hopes of capitalizing on the trend toward open platforms in the mobile industry. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Nancy Gohring <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505890/Qualcomm_Opens_Subsidiary_Focused_on_Open_Source?source=rss_open_source 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505572/Open_Source_Security_Project_Could_Get_a_Boost_with_Metasploit_Buy?source=rss_open_source Rapid7 is buying Metasploit, and promising to advance open source penetration testing and the Metasploit Project, which develops exploits against known vulnerabilities. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Tim Greene <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505572/Open_Source_Security_Project_Could_Get_a_Boost_with_Metasploit_Buy?source=rss_open_source 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505230/Top_10_Open_Source_Apps_for_Mac_OS_X?source=rss_open_source Every Mac user should consider making these applications and utilities part of their standard toolkit. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Peter Wayner <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505230/Top_10_Open_Source_Apps_for_Mac_OS_X?source=rss_open_source 2009-10-16T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505155/EnterpriseDB_Cites_Enterprise_Capabilities_in_Open_Source_Database?source=rss_open_source The company's Postgres Plus Standard Server 8.4 features an updating service, a migration tool for Oracle databases, and a certification suite Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Paul Krill <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505155/EnterpriseDB_Cites_Enterprise_Capabilities_in_Open_Source_Database?source=rss_open_source 2009-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505026/Internal_Clouds_Are_More_Than_Just_Virtualization?source=rss_open_source Less than 2% of enterprises have deployed internal cloud computing networks, and vendors are just beginning to provide the proper tools necessary to build them. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Jon Brodkin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505026/Internal_Clouds_Are_More_Than_Just_Virtualization?source=rss_open_source 2009-10-14T04:00:00Z